The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-08-06

NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
THE surplus in the Treasury Of the United
States increased during the month of July
about 100000.
DR.. McGLYNN is out in an article on "the
Old and New acknowledgment" in the
North american ReUielo.
THE Gladstonians won another signal
victory in the parliamentary election in
Worcestershire on the 3Oth.
JUDGE DENIS QUINN, of the Supreme
Court of New York City, died at Saratoga
on the 10Th, aged fifty-seven years.
A RUSSIAN commission has been APP
pointed TO investigate with view to ex-
tinguishing alien property holding rights.
ENGLISH sportsmen who put up money
on the Thistle are reported to be in the
dumps on account of performances of the
Volunteer
THE whereabouts of "Boodler" McGar-
igle is still unknown to the Chicago Of
ficers, although he is said to have arrived
in Canada.
THE Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce,
on the 9th, appointed committee to in
wife President Cleveland to visit Cncin-
natl during his Western tour this fall
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has sent ten dol
lars to the East Aurora IN. " Fair AS
ISOLATION to be awarded as a premium at
the fair this fall for the best set of trip
lets.
SECRETARY WHITNEY announces that a
contract has been entered into with the
Hotchkiss Ordnance Company which in
sures the establishment of branch of that
concern in this country.
AT the Toledo convention on the 9th a
resolution was presented indorsing Sher-
man for the presidency, but the Blaine
men succeeded in having it referred to the
committee on resolutions.
SUPERINTENDENT HAMILTON received q
telegram on the Doth from Passed Assist
ant Surgeon Guiteras, dated Key West,
saying that there had been 172 cases of
yellow fever and Al deaths TO date.
THE Porte has decided to reopen nego-
tiations with England for the settlement
of the Egyptian question. The object of
the Porte is that the negotiations shall
proceed without the other powers being
consulted.
MORE than 100 members of the British
Parliament, including eight ministers,
have signed memorial addressed to Presi-
dent Cleveland and the United States Con-
gress in favor of the settlement of interna-
tional disputes by arbitration.
THE American Paper Makers Associa-
tion held its annual session at Saratoga, N
Y, on the 9th. Hon. Byron Weston, OF
Dalton, called the meeting to order, and
made an address of welcome. United
States Senator Dawes made an address on
"Paper and the Tariff"
NINETY-FoUR members of the Paris police
force handed to their superior officers or
the 9th silver watches bearing the en-
graved inscription, "Souvenir Boulanger
July 7th," which had been delivered al
their homes by unknown persons. The pc
lice department has ordered an inquiry.
CHARLES EVANS, a colored man, was
charged in the police court at Washington
on the 2Sth, with grave-robbing, and was
sent to the workhouse to allow the officer,
an opportunity to investigate the matter
further. He opened the grave of his deat
sweetheart and cut off one of her hands
GEORGE GRANT, q fisherman at Gabrious
Cape Breton, hook Goldfish weighn;
thirty pounds on the 2Sth. When hauling
the fish into the boat, Grant was mortified
to find in the fish's mouth the side of
mans face, from the forehead to the chin
covered with brown whiskers, tinged will
gray.
GOVERNOR KNOTT of Kentucky ISSUED
an order to the Acknowledgement of tn
State on the Goth, directing him to senC
two companies of State Guards and gat
ling gun to Morehead, Rowan County, t.
protect the Circuit Court against the Tol
liverites.
A DELEGATION from Lynchburg, Va.
headed by Senator Daniel, called on tn
President on the 9th and invited him t
attend the State fair to be held at Lynch
burg in October next The Presiden
promised to consider the invitation, ant
said he would give them decided answe
at later day.
THE Comptroller of the Currency on tn
26th authorized the following-name,
banks to begin business: The Nationa
Bank of Commerce of Kansas City, Mo.
capital $2,OOO,0OO. The First Nationa
Bank of Kinsley, Kas.; capital, 100000
The First National Bank of Milbrook Kas.
capital, $4,000.
THE imports of dry goods at the ports O
New York for the week ended July 2
amounted to $},070,074, of which S2,3Si, 20
were entered for consumption, and $685., 3G
were warehoused. Withdrawals fror
warehouse for the week were 1851 ,32S, mai
ing total amount marketed s., 946033.
THE will Of the late VIM. Glenn, Pre-
bated at Cincinnati ON the Goth, make
public requests, mostly for religious an
educational organizations, amounting t
$1,000 The largest are $1,000 to the Obi